Bharatiya Janata Party chief JP Nadda today took a swipe at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after the Aam Aadmi Party failed to make any dent in the BJP's hold over Gujarat.
The Congress candidate is trailing by more than 30,000 votes against his nearest rival and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Malti Kishore Maheswari. When no action was taken, he allegedly tried to commit suicide by tying a piece of cloth around his neck. Gujarat Assembly Election Results 2022: Congress Candidate Bharatbhai Veljibhai Solanki Attempts Suicide Inside Counting Hall, Alleges EVM Tampering (Watch Video).
While Gujarat has been a BJP-ruled state, the major contest in Gujarat elections is between BJP and Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) political parties
Gujarat has registered a voter turnout of 64.33 per cent for the recently-concluded elections to 182 Assembly seats, a drop of more than 4 per cent compared to the turnout registered in the 2017 polls
The Election Commission on Wednesday reviewed preparations for the counting of votes across 116 Counting Centres in respect of Assembly polls of Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and by-elections to 6 Assembly constituencies and one Parliamentary constituency. Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections, By-Elections Results 2022: EC Reviews Preparations for Counting of Votes Tomorrow.